RE: [Lcdproc] LCDProc CVS + PicoLCD on FreeBSD

From: Gary R. Van Sickle <g.r.vansickle_at_att.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:17:10 -0600
> From: Poul-Henning Kamp
> 
> In message 
> <C6F61B9C-A765-4F35-9BF7-E744B2F19C99_at_siliconlandmark.com>, 
> Andre Gu ibert de Bruet writes:
> >On Jan 16, 2009, at 5:09 AM, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote:
> >>> Unfortunately the PicoLCD 2X20 and 4X20 devices present 
> themselves 
> >>> as HID devices.
> >>
> >> ...but... they *are* HID devices.  Why is this "unfortunate"?
> 
> It's unfortunate, because they are HID devices only because 
> that is what microchip.com supplies as a USB programming example.
> 
> The actual protocol they talk has nothing to do with the HID 
> specification.

Ah.  That's not "unfortunate", that's just sheer laziness on iTuner's part.
Great, and I just bought one too.  Welp, here's hoping whatever nonstandard
protocol they do use works reasonably, and that the mfg gets their act
together on the next one.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle
Received on Sat Jan 17 2009 - 00:17:12 UTC

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